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Interviews ‘Nashville celebrates songwriters more than anywhere else in the world’ After a Grammy haul, Warner/Chappell's Ben Vaughn talks Nashville, streaming and more
News Apple Music has topped 36m subscribers worldwide, adding 6m in under five months Apple has added 6m subscribers over the past five months
News YouTube explains why some artists on its platform are asked to sign ‘non-disparagement’ agreements They do exist, says firm - but they're certainly not common
News Reservoir signs multi-Grammy winner James Fauntleroy to global publishing deal Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar collaborator signs with Donna Caseine in firm's A&R team
News Sony and Tencent launch a record label together in Asia Liquid State was launched in Hong Kong this week
Interviews ‘Our artists won in so many categories, every piece of this building is celebrating.’ Atlantic co-Chairmen Julie Greenwald and Craig Kallman on a historic night for the label
News Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘We didn’t dig a hole and hide’ UMG chief presents annual pre-Grammys showcase
News Martin Bandier: 44% rise in US streaming royalties for songwriters is ‘very positive ruling’ Sony/ATV chief ways in on landmark decision
Analysis The Billboard Power 100: an undignified, outmoded blight on a new music business 'An ugly advertisement for the blockbuster music business's worst insecurities and its most wretched vanity'?
News Major victory for songwriters as US streaming royalty rates rise 44% Landmark Copyright Royalty Board ruling changes the game in US market
News Former Warner streaming exec launches artist-friendly record label Playlists.net founder Kieron Donoghue to lead streaming-focused independent label, Humble Angel Records
News Universal sued by Enrique Iglesias for ‘systematically underpaying streaming royalties’ Lawsuit alleges that artist is owed "millions" of dollars
News YouTube is paying artists’ promotion budgets… if they promise not to criticize YouTube, says report Bloomberg report suggests deal is being done as industry relations with service improve
News YouTube muscles in on Vevo’s territory with new Official Artist Channels Official Artist Channels will consolidate artist's subscriber base into a single hub